William Easterly: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
William Easterly's h-index is 93 (232 i10-index, 97,720+ total citations across 553+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. William Easterly is affiliated with Professor of Economics, New York University.
William Easterly is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Economics, New York University, specializing in Economic Development. Their work has been cited 97,720 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
William Easterly's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 553 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 93
- i10-Index
- 232
- Total Citations
- 97,720
- Citing Countries
- 10
As of July 2026.
William Easterly has an h-index of 93 and 97,720 total citations across 553 publications, with research cited by institutions in 10 countries.
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Africa's growth tragedy: policies and ethnic divisions
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About William Easterly's research
William Easterly is a researcher in Economic Development at Professor of Economics, New York University. Their work has been cited 97,720 times across 553 publications (h-index 93), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Africa's growth tragedy: policies and ethnic divisions” (1997), has accumulated 8,976 citations. Other influential works include “Fractionalization” (2003) with 7,919 citations and “The white man's burden: why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good” (2006) with 7,496 citations.
Citations of William Easterly's research come primarily from United States, Germany and Canada, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
